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Goodbye, South Railway Station Vienna
December 13, 2009 - Terminal stop!
Then it`s over, shovel excavatores are arriving
South Railway Station "Südbahnhof" will be demolished, erased and departed
The morbid building, constructed of large prefabricated concrete slabs, supports the theory that just here is the border to the Balkans
The Balkans` border must be found elsewhere in the future
South Railway Station "Südbahnhof" has never been charming rather it is regarded as a symbol of old-fashioned Viennese melancholy
Constructed from 1951 to 1961: The architects Maculan, Walder und Hrdlicka were forced to be on a budget
Just for the last time a taxi stand that makes associations to South-Eastern Europe
Just for the last time rolling down the long moving stairs into the puissant station concourse
A little bit undressed. The station concourse does not act as an eyecatcher
Just for the last time passing the dusky gateway to the always ill smelling municipal railway
Unforgiven all inaccurate information from perpetual nagging staff and all train delays
In parked railway carriages homeless people try to survive long winter nights
South Railway Station "Südbahnhof" has never been an urbanistic gem
The historic terminus station should now be substituted by an European hub: The New Central Station
One of the ugliest places of the city is yesteryear
Where is now the border to the Balkans?
The last train has been departed!